Today is our school's semi-formal. I never intended to go, and I forgot about it until I went on facebook an hour ago, but after my friend left earlier, I decided to take my bike out for the first time this spring to watch the sunset down this old country road near my house. When our schools grad cruise took place I also came here, and it was a salvation of sorts.
Today was wonderful; the air was crisp, and I was alone.
At first I was biking leisurely (keep in mind that I don't even have a bike, I use my dad's and it's covered in rust) and taking my time, but when I got to the long road and saw that stretch, that expanse of seemingly flawless land, and the sunset, I started really biking, fast, until my legs hurt. It was wonderful. I was using these headphones that only work in one ear, so in one ear I was listening to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKcsyZFTqDk&feature=related
and in the other ear I was listening to the noises of nature.
I can't even
describe.
It felt like I'd been hibernating, that's what I hate about winter, it's indoors, and metal and cars and heaters, electricity and computers, everything so contrived, but in weather like this, I haven't turned on lights in my room for days, and you connect. I don't care if you're not religous, everyone has a bond with nature. It is omnipresent and beautiful.
These are the pictures I took.